Author: Keith Saturn

June 27, 1960 – “A Rockin’ Good Way” by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and would hit #1 on the R&B chart. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #ARockinGoodWay #DinahWashington #BrookBenton
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June 27, 1960 – “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” by Connie Francis reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two weeks. Released in the US as the B-side of “Jealous of You,” most DJs preferred to play “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #EverybodysSomebodysFool #ConnieFrancis #JealousOfYou
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June 26, 1961 – “Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)” by Little Caesar & the Romans peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Those Oldies but Goodies” was the biggest of the group’s three hits. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #ThoseOldiesButGoodies #LittleCaesarAndTheRomans
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June 26, 1961 – “Quarter to Three” by Gary U.S. Bonds lands at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two weeks. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100
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June 26, 1961 – “Raindrops” by Dee Clark peaks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Raindrops” was the biggest of Clark’s ten singles to make the Hot 100, and his only song to break into the Top 10. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100
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June 25, 1960 – “The Dick Clark Show” is broadcasted from Treasure Island Naval Base near San Francisco. Guests are the Olympics singing “Big Boy Pete,” Jan and Dean performing “Baby Talk” and Dorsey Burnette performing “Hey Little One.” #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Olympics #BigBoyPete #JanAndDean #BabyTalk #DorseyBurnette #HeyLittleOne
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June 23, 1962 – “Playboy” by The Marvelettes peaks at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Playboy” was released as the third single by the Marvelettes and was their second top ten pop hit. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #Playboy #Marvelettes
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June 23, 1962 – “Palisades Park” by Freddy Cannon peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Released by Swan Records as a B-side to “June, July, and August,” “Palisades Park” broke in when a Flint, Michigan radio DJ played it by mistake. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #PalisadesPark #FreddyCannon #BoomBoom
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June 23, 1962 – “Cindy’s Birthday” by Johnny Crawford peaks at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Crawford hit the national spotlight as one of the original Mouseketeers. “Cindy’s Birthday” was the fourth of 16 singles he released, and also the one that hit the highest on the charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 #CindysBirthday #JohnnyCrawford
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June 23, 1962 – “That’s Old Fashioned” by The Everly Brothers peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was their last top 10 hit in the United States. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop #Billboard #Hot100 @EverlyBrosInt #EverlyBrothers #ThatsOldFashioned
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